Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder Conference: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Oregon State
19
8
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
West Virginia
29
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Maryland
21
22
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Nebraska
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Penn State
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Holy Cross
34
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Pittsburgh
28
9
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Colgate
51
8
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Notre Dame
15
17
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Boston College
28
13
W
Sat., Dec. 16
Miami
15
14
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Liberty Bowl
1961 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 268
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 11.9
Opponents Record 46-45
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 7-3-0
AP
16 7-3-0
Coaches
16 7-3-0
UPI
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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